A Harvard University study suggests antral stomach cells share enough features with pancreatic β cells that they can be coached to play the part. The authors think direct reprogramming of this renewable, accessible stomach cell...

Researchers atthe Stanford University School of Medicinehave found a way to efficiently convert mouse fibroblasts into functional neurons without first reverting the skin cells to a pluripotent state.1 The protocol could make it possible to...

A trio of papers suggests that transforming one differentiated cell type into another can be accomplished without the need for pluripotent, stem cell-like intermediates. Stem cell companies, however, don't think their technologies will be obviated...